Touring Ghana
Welcome to Ghana
AKWAABA, It’s an expression you will hear several times daily as you travel around Ghana,...
History of Ghana
Medieval Ghana (4th - 13th Century): The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval...
Culture & Heritage
Ghana pulsates with life. From the bustle of downtown Accra to the atmospheric adobe villages...
Ecotourism in Ghana
Ghana is a nature lover’s delight. It’s sunny equatorial climate and fertile well-watered soils sustain...
Festivals in Ghana
Ghanaian festivals are a colourful and vibrant part of the culture. Each year festivals and...
Forts & Castles
The castles and forts of Ghana constitute treasures par excellence, a legacy of the historic...
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Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum
Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, also know as the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park(KNMP) is the last resting place of the first President ...
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Accra Cultural Centre
Showcases traditional handicrafts from all over Ghana; the centre has workshops and art galleries. There are arts and crafts bazaars ...
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Aburi Botanical Gardens
Aburi is located on the Akwapim-Togo Range of Ghana. It’s just three quarters of an hour drive from Accra, the ...
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The Du Bois Memorial Centre For Pan-African Culture
The Centre houses a research library, manuscripts, and the grave of Du Bois a famous African-American scholar and the ashes ...
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Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary
The Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary, a community protected area is located at the extreme north-western corner of the Upper West Region ...
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Boti Falls
Boti Falls is located just 17km North-east of Koforidua, the eastern regional capital. For those interested in how soon it ...
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REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Upper West Region
The Upper West Region has a land area of 8,842 square kilometers (3%) of Ghana’s total. The Dagarba, Lobi, Sisala, Vagla and the Wala,...
Central Region
The Central Region is the former government centre of the Gold Coast. Cape Coast was the seat of the British colonial administration up until...
Special Events
Panafest Celebrations
PANAFEST was mooted by the late Efua Sutherland in the mid-1980s as a cultural vehicle for bringing Africans on the continent and in the...
Emancipation Day Celebrations
Emancipation Day is an annual event in Ghana, the Black Star of Africa and the gateway to the Homeland of people of African descent...
Black History Month
Black history month as known now was originally called the Negro History Week created by Carter .G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, educator,...